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Grover Wehman-Brown (they/them) is a writer, narrative strategy professional, and parent. They are the creator of Masculine Birth Ritual, a podcast about masculine-of-center queer and trans people birthing and parenting young children, and Grover Reads the News, a podcast and Substack news summary. They publish a newsletter at You've Got Mail (only Butch and platonic) on Substack. Dr. Wehman-Brown holds a BFA in Writing from the Pratt Institute and an MA and PhD in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For twenty-five years, they were active with organizations working for just communities and cultural change in the United States and, after a long discernment process that informed this book, relocated to the Netherlands with their family in 2025. Nova Wehman-Brown (she/her) is a queer femme writer, strategist, community builder, and parent who has spent nearly three decades helping people and organizations make better, more human-centered decisions. As a longtime UX (User Experience) and product design leader in both the private and public technology sectors, she has dedicated her career to making complex systems more equitable and accessible for everyone.Born and raised in the creative chaos of the San Francisco Bay Area, Nova grew up believing that care and community are acts of resistance. She lived outside the US in France and pre-Putin Russia for many years. Her work-whether in community-centered technology, design strategy, or arts-based mutual aid-centers around helping people navigate uncertainty with empathy and clarity.
